Envira Gallery vs Image Gallery by Robo
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Image Gallery by Robo v5.2.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | Robo Gallery · Robo Gallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type | Several free gallery types with responsive layouts and a lightbox; Shortcode, Gutenberg block and widget placement; YouTube and video galleries from a Google API key |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Pro gallery types need the separate Pro key plugin; Free edition shows Get Pro and upgrade links in the admin; Large plugin with 320 files; the admin Overview page has marketing content |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) | Free gallery types including grid, mosaic and polaroid, Pro gallery types such as Mosaic Pro and Grid Pro ($), Lightbox with deep linking option, YouTube channel and video source, robo-gallery shortcode, Gutenberg block, Gallery widget, Statistics submenu for gallery views, Get Pro upgrade link in admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Social | — | YouTube Data API |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |